53 9 inch install. Which Shocks?
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53 9 inch install. Which Shocks?
Hi everyone! I'm getting close to done with the 9 inch. Just need to fab up the lower shock mounts.
Since the frame still has the original crossmember and upper shock mounts in excellent shape, I figured I'd just order a stock set of Monroe Max Air hocks, pn MA727. Yeah. Right. Nothing is ever easy.
Went to the local parts hut and told the counter guy what I wanted, and what it was for. Turns out, he owns a 54, and he said his shocks had the eyelets on both ends, like the computer and the opened box showed.
http://c.shld.net/rpx/i/s/i/spin/ima...sm=0.9,0.5,0,0
Mine, obviously not. It is designed for the straight stud on the top, and the eyelet on the bottom. What gives?
http://cdn.stylincdn.com/is/image/Au...0_1?$STT_Main$
What do you guys have on yours? I really don't want to hack a perfectly good, unrusted or bent crossmember when I don't have to. I can make any lower mount I need. I just need to have a starting point, like a part number. I'm kinda set on air shocks. Love em. Can't not install them on everything. But a pn for a stocker, or a different application you used will do for a starting point that I can use to cross reference. And Pics please if you have them. Thanks!
Since the frame still has the original crossmember and upper shock mounts in excellent shape, I figured I'd just order a stock set of Monroe Max Air hocks, pn MA727. Yeah. Right. Nothing is ever easy.
Went to the local parts hut and told the counter guy what I wanted, and what it was for. Turns out, he owns a 54, and he said his shocks had the eyelets on both ends, like the computer and the opened box showed.
http://c.shld.net/rpx/i/s/i/spin/ima...sm=0.9,0.5,0,0
Mine, obviously not. It is designed for the straight stud on the top, and the eyelet on the bottom. What gives?
http://cdn.stylincdn.com/is/image/Au...0_1?$STT_Main$
What do you guys have on yours? I really don't want to hack a perfectly good, unrusted or bent crossmember when I don't have to. I can make any lower mount I need. I just need to have a starting point, like a part number. I'm kinda set on air shocks. Love em. Can't not install them on everything. But a pn for a stocker, or a different application you used will do for a starting point that I can use to cross reference. And Pics please if you have them. Thanks!
#3
I can't help you for a F100. The air shock in the picture looks like what I used on my F-1 with a 9 inch rear however the upper mount in the F-1 is a stud. The location of the factory stud did not work well with the 9" rear so I welded on a new stud. I painted the white shocks (as purchased) red.
#5
Hmm. I just found this site, and I learned something interesting.
My frame isn't what I thought it was. It's a 56 frame at the earliest. And apparently up to a 1960. No biggie. It'll still work.
KYB, Monroe, Rancho, Unity | SHOCKS.COM
My frame isn't what I thought it was. It's a 56 frame at the earliest. And apparently up to a 1960. No biggie. It'll still work.
KYB, Monroe, Rancho, Unity | SHOCKS.COM
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I guess I need to go out and actually get the frame number and run it.
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Or not. My 56 was heavily modified. Talked with my uncle this morning, my 56 has a later frame with a deeper kick up, used to create proper ride height after adding in the lowered GM from clip.
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